JEFFERSON v. STATE

No. 97-2110.

724 So.2d 105 (1998)

James Anthony JEFFERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Order Certifying Question and Denying Rehearing November 18, 1998.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Andrew Stanton, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Terri Leon-Benner, Miami, for appellee.

Before COPE, GERSTEN and SHEVIN, JJ.


COPE, Judge.

This case is before the court on the State's motion to dismiss the defendant's appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We deny the motion.

The State contends that this court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the defendant's appeal because of the Legislature's enactment of the Criminal Appeal Reform Act. See ch. 96-248, at 953-57, Laws of Fla. (codified at § 924.051, Fla. Stat.). The Criminal Appeal Reform Act provides in pertinent part:

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